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QCD Expander

from 4ms Company

Eurorack Module User Manual

The QCD Expander from 4ms Company is an expansion module for the Quad Clock Distributor (QCD). The QCD 
Expander requires the QCD to function, and adds a host of features. The Expander turns the QCD into a 
programmatic non-linear sequencer, easily obtaining self-patched evolving rhythms, and swing/shuffle patterns.

Each of the four channels has:

Multi-mode output jack INV OUT mirrors the tempo of main QCD output

Mode Switch for each INV OUT jack:

Delayed Trigger Mode

Inverted Gate Mode

Shuffle Mode (d original trigger)

PW/Delay knob controls trigger delay time on INV OUT jack (or pulse width in Inverted Gate Mode)

Also controls Pulse Width of main QCD OUT jack

CV input jack for external control

Attenuverter allows for one channel to precisely modulate another channel's delay or pulse width

Div/Mult CV attenuator knob

Controls how much the signal on the main QCD's Div/Mult CV jack will modulate the tempo

Useful for precisely modulating the speed of one channel with another

A global LED brightness trimpot is accessible from the front panel.

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Содержание QCD Expander

Страница 1: ... each INV OUT jack Delayed Trigger Mode Inverted Gate Mode Shuffle Mode delayed original trigger PW Delay knob controls trigger delay time on INV OUT jack or pulse width in Inverted Gate Mode Also controls Pulse Width of main QCD OUT jack CV input jack for external control Attenuverter allows for one channel to precisely modulate another channel s delay or pulse width Div Mult CV attenuator knob C...

Страница 2: ...inverted and or shuffled Three position Mode Switch each channel Only effects the INV OUT jack on the Expander no effect on the main QCD output Left Delayed Trigger mode Center Inverted Gate mode Right Shuffle mode delayed undelayed effectively doubles the tempo Trigger Delay Pulse Width big knob attenuverter and jack Depending on the Mode Switch either trigger delay time or pulse width is control...

Страница 3: ...imum for example Div Mult would sweep from to x16 A 10V signal will sweep the parameter from minimum to maximum 32 to x16 Turning the knob slightly to the left means a positive signal will decrease the parameter slightly for example Div Mult might sweep from to 2 At fully counter clockwise a 5V signal will sweep from half way to minimum e g to 32 When patching one QCD channel into another s Div Mu...

Страница 4: ...nob to the right Adjust black Gate PW To the left the red channel will spend more time being slow To the right it ll spend more time being fast Set red Mode Switch to the left or right Try both and listen for the difference more hits to the right Adjust red PW Delay if you want to play with a timing offset Now let s add some phase shifting hi hats The blue channel is set to shuffle mode and Trig D...

Страница 5: ...ing to how it changes the hats pattern Kick conga pitch Turn Green Div Mult to 32 Run the Green OUT to your kick drum patch to modulate the pitch every 4 bars Hint Really you might want to run Green OUT into an RCD or another QCD and use one of those outputs to modulate pitch This gives you more flexibility since the Green channel will also be tied to the Clap sound Flip Green Mode Switch to the r...

Страница 6: ...ways ranges from 0V to 5V positive voltage so technically it s an inverted and shifted gate output What this means is when the main QCD output goes high from 0V to 5V the INV OUT goes low from 5V to 0V and vice versa Gate PW Trig Delay always controls the pulse width of the main QCD OUT and so in Inverted Gate Mode it inversely controls the pulse width of the INV OUT Thus if Gate PW is set to 75 t...

Страница 7: ...to set one channel to x2 and a second channel to 4 Patch the slower channel s main OUT jack into the faster channel s Div Mult CV jack both jacks are located on the main QCD panel Make sure the Pulse Width of the main channel is reasonable start with 50 Now adjust the faster channel s Div Mult CV attenuator carefully Listen to how each setting sounds It s a sensitive control so turn it a little bi...

Страница 8: ... end of the measure Of course for either of these patches the OUT jack of the slower channel could be used to make the change happen at the beginning of the measure Adjusting LED Brightness The brightness of the LEDs can be adjusted from very dim to very bright producing a light show on your face You should leave the unit powered on while you do this so you can watch the LEDs change You will need ...

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